A sense of an ending: late-generation ethnicity and Irish America
Irish America today is at a stage of "late generation ethnicity," designating an ethnic formation that reaches back many generations in the US and is not being significantly replenished from the country of origin. This is not necessarily a terminal state of ethnic affairs, but it is a tran...
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| Published in: | Irish studies review Vol. 27; no. 1; pp. 22 - 37 |
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| Format: | Journal Article |
| Language: | English |
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02-01-2019
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| Summary: | Irish America today is at a stage of "late generation ethnicity," designating an ethnic formation that reaches back many generations in the US and is not being significantly replenished from the country of origin. This is not necessarily a terminal state of ethnic affairs, but it is a transitional one, and the analytical challenge is to identify and understand the features and implications of "lateness," what the sense of an ending means in the Irish American case. This essay will explore this question, drawing on field study among Irish communities in Chicago, and also consider some of the differences in worldview among Irish-Americans, particularly as these pertain to matters of immigration reform and undocumented Irish in the US. |
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| ISSN: | 0967-0882 1469-9303 |
| DOI: | 10.1080/09670882.2018.1555398 |